Today at Ms. | August 6, 2021

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Weeks-Long National Bus Tour Urges Paid Family and Medical Leave for All

BY JULIET SCHULMAN-HALL | Throughout August, social justice and women’s rights organizations—organized by Paid Leave For All, a group pushing for sustainable paid leave policy—are coming together for a national bus tour spanning 14 states across the U.S. to raise awareness about the need for paid family and medical leave for all.

“My friends, this is about family. It’s about children. It’s about time. It’s about time that we get all of this done.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

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Overdue Justice for Sexual Abuse Survivors: States Repeal Statutes of Limitations Throughout the Country

BY DAVID CLOHESSY | In recent years, two dozen state legislatures have reformed or repealed ‘predator-friendly’ statutes, opening one- or two-year windows of time during which any victim can sue any person who molested them in childhood and any institution that ignored or hid the abuse—regardless of when the abuse took place.

“Never before have so many suffering survivors had an opportunity to protect others by naming child molesters and uncovering cover ups of these horrors in court,” said survivor and advocate Joelle Casteix of Orange County, Calif.

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War on Women Report: Adding Women to the Draft Is the New Culture War; Report Finds Gov. Cuomo Harassed 11 Women; U.S. Fencer at Olympics Despite Assault Allegations

BY HIRA HICKBOTTOM and MARTY GARBARINI | The War on Women was in full force under the Trump administration. While the battle may look different today, we are staying vigilant in our goals to dismantle patriarchy at every turn. The fight is far from over. We are watching.
This week: a new congressional provision could require women to sign up for the draft; U.S. Olympic fencer Alan Hadzic will compete in the Games this summer, despite multiple sexual assault claims; New York AG Letitia James’s bombshell report on Cuomo released; and more.

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